This pseudo-domaine
was an initiative put together by Jean-Michel Sorbe in 1994 when he
rounded up 27 of his wine loving friends to buy 3.5 hectares of Sauvignon
in Quincy. The vines are situated on the right bank of the Cher which
Sorbe claims was the original site of plantings by the Cistercian monks in
the 13th Century. Between 1994 and 2002 the wines were made in
Sorbe’s own cellar in Preuilly, but with the sale of his own domaine the
production transferred to the Sentier du Vin facility owned by the négociant,
Joseph Mellot, where they are made today.

In 1998, the Brothers extended
their interests into Reuilly, purchasing 0.30 hectares of Pinot Gris and a
further 0.7 hectares of Pinot Noir was planted in 2005.

The monks remain the symbol of the BerryCuriens, with members of the
consortium regularly seen dressing up in habits at informal gatherings.
They also remain unique in the appellation by electing to continue to
harvest all of their grapes by hand.

There are two different expressions of Quincy produced: the first being Le
Loge des Vignes which is produced from younger vines in Villalin
and Le Clos de Bel-Air. The second is from 2.6 hectares of older vines in
Villalin and goes under the name of Villalin
Vieilles Vignes. From the vines in Reuilly, they produce Les
Chantillons, a rosé made from Pinot Gris, along with a Reuilly
rouge. Historically, there was also a Vin de Pays produced under the name
of Le
Bacchusate.

Examples of all the wines tasted from the 2009 vintage found them to be
wanting: simple and ordinary.